With around two months left before his tenure as The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary ends, Jay Shah has unveiled the new National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The new facility, spanning over 40 acres, will have three grounds and 86 pitches from all over India. Called the BCCI Centre of Excellence, the facility will have 8 indoor turf pitches from England and Australia as well.
Ground A will have 13 red-soil pitches from Mumbai and will be equipped with advanced floodlights. Grounds B and C will have 11 Mandya soil pitches and 9 Black Cotton soil pitches from Kalahandi and Odisha, respectively. To ensure rain doesn’t cause delay, a subsurface drainage system much like the M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be present at the three grounds.
For running drills and fielding practice, six outdoor running tracks with natural grass and Mondo synthetic surfaces have been employed. For analytical purposes, integrated cameras that capture play will be present in the indoor facilitates.
A Hi-Tech Sports Science & Medicine (SSM) Block spanning a 16,000-square-foot gym equipped with best-in-class equipment. It includes four athletic tracks and high-quality Mondo rubber flooring. The block also houses a physiotherapy rehab gym, sports science, and medicine lab with the latest technology, a recovery area with a jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath, underwater pool spa, and cold shower area.
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